land near a castle; castle town
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
on the occasion of; at the time of
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
caller; visitor; company; guest
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
dealing with; coping with
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
had better ...; had better not ...
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
blow; shock; strike; batting
how much; how many; however
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
something like ...; something called ...
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
how long; how much; to what extent
(suffering) damage; injury; harm